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Special Populations Collaborative Project

Special Populations Collaborative Project. Laurie R. Harrison Project Manager. Purpose. To improve special population student* access, performance, and retention in Career and Technical Education * Economically disadvantaged, including foster children

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Special Populations Collaborative Project

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  1. Special PopulationsCollaborative Project Laurie R. Harrison Project Manager

  2. Purpose To improve special population student* access, performance, and retention in Career and Technical Education * Economically disadvantaged, including foster children Single parents, including single pregnant women Displaced homemakers Limited English proficient Disabled Students training for careers nontraditional to their gender

  3. Activities Identify resources and effective practices Develop materials Develop linkages with other CCC collaborative projects, industry/discipline advisory committees, and regional consortia Provide professional development Track the performance of special population students

  4. Organizational Structure • Grant awarded to West Hills Community College District, Cathy Barabe, Project Director • Laurie Harrison, Project Manager • Additional staff responsible for: • Core indicator analysis • Professional development • Resource and effective practice identification

  5. Advisory Committee Interface • Primary link to the Joint Special Populations Advisory Committee • Report at meetings • Jointly sponsor professional development workshops • Workplan activities influenced by needs identified by the committee Also have developed linkages with the other CCC Advisory Committees.

  6. Links to other Advisory Committees/Collaboratives • Attend meetings/share information/present to: • Health • Trade and Industry • Agriculture • Public and Protective Services • Family and Consumer Science • Business and Information Technology • Research and Accountability

  7. Dissemination Through the advisory committees, particularly the JSPAC. Our products are listed on the JSPAC website: www.jspac.org Through workshops we conduct in partnership with the JSPAC Through our own website: www.cccspecialpopulations.org

  8. Primary Products Developed & Disseminated by the Special Populations Collaborative

  9. Measuring Success • Core Indicator Analysis of Special Population Student Performance • Statewide • By two digit TOP Code area • By region For example

  10. Other measure of success: National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE), a leading national organization promoting Perkins and special populations, requested 500 copies of “Make a Difference for Special Population Students: Practical Tips and Tools for Educators” to disseminate at all of their trainings.

  11. Thank You!

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